If the heart stops pumping, it is known as a cardiac arrest. CPR is a combination of techniques, including chest compressions, designed to pump the heart to get blood circulating and deliver... Read more
Paramedics from Emer-G-Med were activated to reports of a collapse. Upon arrival, they did a rapid assessment and found an unconscious patient without a pulse. CPR was initiated. After multi... Read more
A man, believed to be in his 20s, was left in a critical condition after a non-fatal drowning incident at a public pool in Potchefstroom. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 13h32 and fo... Read more
This afternoon, Netcare911 paramedics responded to a near drowning at a nursery school in Kew, Johannesburg. Reports from the scene indicate that a two year old boy fell into the pool. When... Read more
A three-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool at a residence in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng yesterday evening. ER24 crews were called out to the scene at around 19:00. When they arrived they f... Read more
A three-year-old girl drowned this afternoon in a swimming pool at a residence in Potchefstroom. ER24 paramedics were called for backup, and on arrival at the residence, paramedics found nur... Read more
A 73 year old male has drowned at a popular gym in Westville this morning. Rescue Care paramedics arrived on scene to find bystanders doing CPR on the male. Advanced Life Support interventio... Read more
The quick thinking and first aid skills of a family in Roodekrans has evaded a tragedy after their two year old boy slipped and nearly drowned in a swimming pool. The boy was standing on the... Read more
A 12yr old boy has been given a second chance after nearly drowning in the pool of his residence at Crystal Park in Benoni this afternoon. ER24 received a call through say that a child had d... Read more
A 7 year old boy had nearly drowned today at a river in Worcester. A group of children had decided to cool off in the river near to the informal settlement of Zwelemtmba were they live. Afte... Read more
